sky-blue vs blue

blue vs sky-blue

sky-blue and blue both are nouns.

sky-blue and blue both are adjectives.

sky-blue is not a verb while blue is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sky-blue	Yes	Yes	No	No
blue	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, blue is a hypernym of sky-blue; that is, blue is a word with a broader meaning than sky-blue:

sky-blue: a light shade of blue
blue: blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime

Other hypernyms of sky-blue include blueness.

sky-blue (noun)	blue (noun)
a light shade of blue	any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
	the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
	blue clothing
	blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
	any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue
	the sky as viewed during daylight
	used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge

sky-blue (adjective)	blue (adjective)
of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky	of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
	filled with melancholy and despondency
	causing dejection
	belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
	morally rigorous and strict
	used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)
	suggestive of sexual impropriety
	characterized by profanity or cursing

sky-blue (verb)	blue (verb)
	turn blue

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